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geótan

(v.)
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Add: trans. to pour, cause to flow. the object a liquid or powder Aquarius, ꝥ is sé þe wæter gýt (geót, v. l. ), Lch. iii. 246, 5. Hé geát on græswong háligra blód, Jul. 6. Hí mid spere of mínre sídan swát út guton, Cri. 1449. Geót on bollan, Lch. ii

gíming

Grammar
gíming, gímung.
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Take here <b>gémung</b> in Dict., and add: a taiking care of a person, entertaining, an entertainment, a wedding feast, nup-ials. v. gíman; 3. [Cf. O. Sax. góma; pl. a marriage feast; nuptiae Hé at them gómum was (= se Hǽlend geceiged wæs

guma

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Add Þǽr læg secg mænig, guma norðerna, Chr. 937; P. 106, 26. Rinc mænig, gúðfrec guma, An. 1119. Guman út scufon, weras . . . B. 215. Módige magoþegnas, mágas síne, godfyrhte guman, An. 1518. Wítgan, gásthálige guman, El. 562. Guman ríce and heáne, Rä

hentan

to seizetaketo arrestto capturestriketo try to get

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Substitute: with gen. () to seize, take, to arrest a person Gif hé man tó deáðe gefylle . . . his hente mid hreáme (hearme, MS. The old Latin version has 'persequatur eum cum clamore.' Cf. too: Gif hwá þeóf geméte, and hine áweg lǽte búton hreáme, 392

hyhtan

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Add: [forms as from hyhtian occur. ] to look (mentally) with expectation and desire, look forward with hope to Wé tó þínum hidercyme hopodan and hyhtan, Bl. H. 87, 12. Uton tó þám beteran hycgan and hyhtan let us turn our thoughts and hopes to the better

will

(n.)
Grammar
will, well, wyll, es; m.

A well, spring, fountain (lit, and fig.)

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A well, spring, fountain (lit, and fig.) Well fons . Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 29. Án wyll ( fons ) ásprang of ðære corðan, Gen. 2, 6. Ðǽr wæs Iacóbes wyl (wyll, v. l.). Se Hǽlend sæt æt ðam wylle, Jn. Skt. 4, 6. Bið on him will (wyll, v. l. ) forðrǽsendes wætres

Linked entry: well

ge-þoht

(n.; v.; part.)
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ge-þoht, es; m. n. [ge-þoht, pp. of ge-þencan to think]

THOUGHTthinkingminddeterminationcōgĭtātiomens

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THOUGHT, thinking, mind, determination; cōgĭtātio, mens Ðæt wæs þreálíc ge-þoht that was a guilty thought, Elen. Kmbl. 851; El. 426: Exon. 115 b; Th. 444, 6; Kl. 43. Forðonðe mannes geþoht mægen andetteþ quia cōgĭtātio hŏmĭnis confĭtēbĭtur tibi, Ps.

tówendan

(v.)
Grammar
tówendan, p. de

To overthrowupsetsubvertoverturnto overthrowdemolishto overthrowdestroyto destroy by changingto repeal a lawabrogateabolishoverthrowdestroy

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To overthrow, upset, subvert, overturn Hé tówende evertit, Hpt. Gl. 459, 52. Tówendum erutis, subversis, 433, 44. with reference to material objects, where the object is not of great extent, to overthrow, demolish Ðá tówende se hálga wer ðæt deófolgild

DRÍFAN

(v.)
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DRÍFAN, drýfan,ic drífe , ðú drífest , drífst , he drífeþ , drífþ , dríft , pl. drífaþ; p. ic, he dráf, ðú drife, pl. drifon, dreofon; pp. drifen .

DRIVE, force, pursue pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui To drive, rush with violence ruĕre

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v. trans. ToDRIVE, force, pursue; pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui Se geréfa hie wolde drífan to ðæs cyninges túne the reeve would drive them to the king's vill, Chr. 787; Erl. 56, 13. Se Hǽlend ongan drífan of ðam temple syllende and bicgende Iesus

ge-rǽdan

(v.)
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ge-rǽdan, to advise, ge-rǽdan to arrange. [These two verbs seem to have coalesced (v. rǽdan), and are taken together.]
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Add: to advise, suggest Hé him tó gefeccean hét his witan, hí him gerǽddon hwæt him be ðám sélost ðúhte, oððe tó dón[n]e wǽre. Lch. iii. 426, 12. God him (Decius) ðis geþanc on móde ásende . . . and Decius lét him tó rǽde hé þá gerǽdde ( what God Had

hwíl

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Add: an indefinite space of time Næs þá nán hwíl tó þám þæt . . . nec mora . . . Guth. Gr. 139, 3. Næs þá nǽnig hwíl tó þan sóna swá hí út eódon, þá geségon hí þone hræfn nec mora, egredi-entes conspiciunt corvum 144, 15 : 145, 23. Næs þá nǽnig hwíl

leornian

(v.)
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Add: to acquire knowledge of a subject, skill in an art &amp;c. . as a result of study, enquiry, experience or teaching. with object Sélre mé wæs þæt þú mé gehnǽgdest, and ic syþþan þín sððfæst weorc leornade bonum mihi quod humiliasti me, ut discam

lǽtan

(v.)
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Add: trans. to leave, allow to remain, abstain from taking away. with noun object Hé on fæstre stówe lét sum his folc, Ors. 4, 9 ; S. 190, 1. Hié þone óþerne dǽl þǽr léton þæt lond tó healdonne, 1, 10 ; S. 46, 21. Hwilce hwíle hine wille Drihten hér

ge-þingian

(v.)
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Add: to try to get favourable terms for a person, intercede, mediate. absolute Gehwylces mannes dǽda clypiað tó Gode and gewrégað oþþe geþingiað, Scrd. 20, 38. to intercede for a person Gif hwelc monn cymð, and bitt úrne hwelcne ðæt wé hine lǽden tó

LǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼDAN, p. de; pp. lǽded, lǽd

TO LEADconducttakecarrybringbring forthproduce

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TO LEAD, conduct, take, carry, bring, bring forth, produce [the word translates the Latin verbs ducere, ferre with many of their compounds] Ic naman Drihtnes herige and hine mid lofsange lǽde swylce laudabo nomen Dei mei cum cantico, et magnificabo eum

Linked entry: be-lǽdan

EARN

(n.)
Grammar
EARN, es; m.

An eagleaquĭla

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An eagle; aquĭla Se earn the eagle, Herb. 31, 2; Lchdm. i. 128, 10. Earn aquĭla, Ælfc. Gl. 36; Som. 62, 107; Wrt. Voc. 29, 5: 62, 1: 77, 12: 280, 1. Swá earn his briddas spænþ to flihte and ofer híg fliceraþ, swá he tobrǽdde his feðeru sīcut aquĭla provŏcans

Linked entries: ern here-fugol

rǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽcan, p. rǽhte.
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intrans. To reach, extend, stretch forth Ic wíde rǽce ofer engla eard, Exon. Th. 482, 26; Rä. 67, 7. Yldo rǽceþ wíde, Salm. Kmbl. 588; Sal. 294. Heó rǽhte mid handum tó heofoncyninge, Cd. Th. 292, 7; Sat. 437 : Beo. Th. 1499; B. 747. Rǽhton wíde geond

Linked entry: a-rǽcan

stenc

(n.; adj.)
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stenc, es; m.
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a smell, scent, odour Ic eom on stence strengre ðonne rícels, Exon. Th. 423, 18; Rä. 41, 23. Stencas sapores, Kent. Gl. 1178. Mid ðære nose wé tósceádaþ ða stencas, Past. 11, 2;Swt. 65, 21. Góde stencas and yfele, 56; Swt. 433, 22. <b>I a.</

for-spillan

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Add: to destroy Land hý áwéstað and burga forbærnað anð ǽhta forspillað, Wlfst, 133, 10. Forspil hý disperde eos, Ps. Rdr. 53, 7. ꝥ ic forspille (disperderem ) of ceastre ealle, Ps. Srt. 100, 9. Is nédðearf ꝥ hié man forspille, and mid ordum hié man

ge-reordan

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Add: absolute, to take food for refreshment, take refreshment, eat, feast Hí sǽton ꝥ híg gemǽnelíce gereordodan, Hml. S. 23, 243. Gehriordig epulare, Lk. 12, 19. Gif þá gebróþru on middæg gereorden, gereorde (ge-reordige, v. l. ) hé on nón si fratres